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The PM has complete confidence in Liam Fox. Any football manager who has heard these words will tell you that this means that it’s time to start looking for another job. On the other hand, Dr. Fox has ordered his most senior civil servant to investigate these “baseless allegations”. There is a subtle message here to the investigator. Only one outcome is acceptable if s/he is to keep his/her job.
(By the way, is it alright to use the House of Commons portcullis symbol on your stationery if you’re not an MP? If Fox’s chum can do it with impunity, I might start.)